The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-08-30
PERSONAL.

Mr. GLADSTONE has agreed to drive the first
pile of bridge across the Dee.
GEN o. o. Howard has been lecturing on
Gen. Grant" at the Cheutauqua Assembly, at
Long Beach, Cal.
Rem DR.. CURRY, United States Minister to
Spain, is at White Sulphur Springs. He will re-
turn to Madrid early next month.
Mrs. JOHN A. LoGAN's condition is much i'm
proved. The swelling in the shoulder has been
reduced and she is gaining strength.
GEN. ALBERT PIKE is very fond of birds, and
has in his study, dozens of them in cages; mock
ingbirds, canaries, robins, bluebirds and others
CONGRESSMAN RANDALL wears no jewelry
except diamond collar button, which was pre-
sented to him by admirers at a church fair in
Philadelphia.
BISHOP WALKER, of the Episcopal church.
since going to Dakota one and half years ago
has built eleven new churches. He reports his
church as proSperlng
NINE. MoDJEsKA the famous actress, and her
husband, Count Bozenta. have returned to
Omaha, and are the guests of Ralph Modiesha
The madame opens the new Grand Opera House
on Sept. 10.
JAMES c. KENDALL, the Colorado sheriff. who
is in pursuit of Colorow, is native of Kentucky
having been born in Summit county, in 1850. He
was a cowboy for several years after he went
West, and is very popular.
GEORGE w. CABLE made q Sunday school
speech in Boston, in which he said: II have five
children, and half of them are girls" The
omnipresent bad boy shouted out: That's a
lie mo, it isn't, said Cable, for the other
half are girls also"
The Poster Lloyd says that Louis Kossuth
who left Turin July for CourmayelIr. where he
will take the waters, is in excellent health. In
spite of his 50 years, he is perfectly erect, his
complexion is rosy, and his intellect as vigorous
as ever His sister, Madame Ruttkay, who
formerly resided in the United States, is his con-
slant companion.
JonY ANDERSON, Philadelphia barkeeper
and relative of Hans Christian Andersen, has
fallen heir TO S30000 by the death of his mother
in Copenhagen. Andersen was drawing six
beers when he received the dispatch He let
the six glasses fall with crash, leaped over the
bar, and executed q wild dance Then he hur-
ried to his employer and resigned.
RoRERT TIRRELL, for many years a resident of
Rhode Island, deserted from the British army
seventy-two years ago, when George III. was
King. A few days ago Tirrell who is now %
years old, received royal pardon for his offense
from the hands of his offended monarch's grand
daughter Queen Victoria, and now after an alb
sence of nearly three-quarters OF a century. he
Is about to return to his native land that he may
die among his kin and again see the the places
he knew before compelled to go into exile.
ACCORDING to the Chicago Mail the eminent
capitalist known as "Old Hutch" is probably
the most democratic millionaire on earth. A
street car is good enough for him any day in
the year But he is particular TO a nicely where
he sits. His favorite place Is the front seat Of
the grip And he must have IL all TO himself. He
has been seen STANDING on corner waiting for
an opportunity of this sort, aud will often allow
several trains TO pass because OF his favorite
place being taken Once aboard the grip he
spreads himself out so as 70 occupy the whole
space, and the man or woman who tries TO
crowd upon him has about the same fun that
he or she would have in the bearpit at Lincoln
Park.